In the biggest game of the week on the SEC schedule in Week 7, LSU emerged victorious over Ole Miss.
It wasn’t a perfect game for the Tigers, who battled offensive inefficiency all night and never led until the final whistle. But they hung around to get the game to overtime, and after giving up a field goal, Garrett Nussmeier ended the game with a touchdown pass to Kyren Lacy.
As a result, Tigers players headline the SEC Players of the Week. In total, three LSU stars were honored.
Nussmeier has been named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for 337 yards and three touchdowns. He had a pair of interceptions and completed just 22 of 51 passes, but he made the big plays when it mattered late in the game.
Meanwhile, Whit Weeks is the SEC Defensive Player of the Week after totaling a career-high 18 tackles, two of which were for loss, and a sack. Bradyn Swinson is the Defensive Lineman of the Week totaling eight tackles (also a career-high for him) with 2.5 for loss and a pair of sacks.
The Tigers are continuing to improve and now find themselves back in the College Football Playoff race. They’ll look to keep things rolling when they travel to face Arkansas in Week 8 on Saturday night.
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